Chapter 99: Third Livestream (1)

Chapter 99: Third Livestream (1)

Chapter 99 – Third Livestream (1)

On a Saturday night three weeks later…

“Peace, really is wonderful . ”

While leaning his body against the sofa, Chen Yu held a set of playing cards in his hand . He was currently playing landlord[1] together with Chen Yike and Chen Erke .

As for Chen Sanke, she was collecting the discarded cards and acting as the referee .

“Three points . I want it . ”

After drawing the last card, Chen Yu immediately revealed his hand .

6, 6, 6 .

“Big Brother, you’re shameless!” Chen Erke pouted in dissatisfaction .

“How am I shameless?” Chen Yu asked with his brow raised .

“You’re shameless! You keep winning!”

“That’s because I’m more skilled . How can you call that being shameless?” Stuffing the three cards back into his hand, Chen Yu said, “If you don’t have more crayons to lose, let Third Eldest play . ”

“I’ll play! I’ll play!” Chen Sanke’s eyes glowed in excitement upon hearing Chen Yu’s words . In the next moment, she lay down before the sofa and pulled out a bag of French fries she had hidden beneath the sofa . “I… I have a lot of wedges…”

“It’s called a wager,” Chen Yike said .

“Wager . ”

“Okay . ” Nodding, Chen Yu said, “Come play, then . ”

“No!” Clenching her poker cards tightly, Chen Erke said, “I still have over a dozen crayons left . I can win them back . ”

“You won’t have any left if you lose again . I won’t buy more for you either . ”

“I can definitely win them back!” Chen Erke said, her cheeks bulging . She then pulled out a card and slapped it onto the coffee table, saying, “Three!”

“You’re not…the landlord, why can go first?” Chen Sanke questioned, playing the role of the referee to her utmost best .

“It doesn’t matter,” Chen Yu said as he waved his hand . “Let her go first . ”

“I’ve shed my hand . ” Pointing at the card on the table, Chen Erke said, “It’s a 3 . ”

Nodding, Chen Yu drew out four cards from his hand and revealed them, saying, “Four 3s, bomb!”

Chen Erke: “…”

“What’s wrong? Is there a problem?” Chen Yu asked .

“You’re shameless!” Chen Erke’s face flushed red immediately .

“How am I shameless?”

“I just played a 3, yet you actually bombed me! Nobody plays like that!”

“…Fine, fine . ” Retrieving his four 3s, Chen Yu switched them with a single Jack . “J, go ahead . ”

“Q . ” Chen Yike placed a Queen on top of the pile .

“Small King!” Chen Erke’s anger instantly transformed into joy as she played the Black & White Joker . In a smug tone, she asked, “Will you follow?”

“Yes . Double King bomb . ” Chen Yu discarded a Colored Joker and B&W Joker into the pile . “It’s the end of the chain . I’ll continue with four Js . Are you following?”

In response, Chen Yike also played a bomb, “Four Qs . ”

Chen Erke: “…”

“Be crushed to death, four Ks . ”

“Bomb, four Aces . ”

Chen Erke: “…”

“Bomb, double Joker . ”

“You continue, you continue . ”

“10, J, Q, K, A . ”

“Bomb, four Qs . ”

“Bomb, four 2s . ”

Chen Erke: “…”

“I can’t keep up . You continue . ”

“Double 4s, double 5s, and double 6s; Airplane . I’m out of cards . ” Spreading his hands, Chen Yu said, “I win . ”

Chen Erke: “…”

“I will gratefully accept my winnings . ” With a smile on his face, Chen Yu stretched out his hands and took away all of Chen Erke’s crayons . He then took 10 exercise books from Chen Yike .

Indeed .

The three of them had different wagers .

What Chen Yu wagered were Nintendo Switch game cartridges .

What Chen Yike wagered were her exercise books .

What Chen Erke wagered were her precious crayons .

After several rounds of landlord, Chen Erke had won a total of five exercise books and one game cartridge . In return, however, she had lost all of her crayons…

“Shameless, shameless, shameless…”

Chen Erke’s eyes reddened as she reluctantly watched her crayons get taken away .

“You’re out of wagers . Step down and let Third Eldest join,” Chen Yu suggested .

“Okay! Okay!” Chen Sanke excitedly pushed Chen Erke aside and started shuffling the cards with her tender little hands .

“What are you wagering?” Chen Yike asked .

“My snacks!” Picking up her bag of French fries and opening it up, Chen Sanke said, “We’ll count them piece by piece . ”

“That’s unfair . ” Shaking his head, Chen Yu said, “Your elder sister is betting her exercise books, while I’m betting my game cartridges . Both are more valuable than your fries . ”

“T-T-Then… What should I do?”

“How about this? We’ll count each point for two fries; three points for six fries . Since you’re the youngest, your elder sister and I will give you a handicap . ”

“Okay . ”

Feeling as if she had just gotten a significant advantage, Chen Sanke hurriedly nodded for fear that her elder brother and sister would go back on their word .

After shuffling and grabbing her cards, Chen Sanke eagerly pulled out a card and said, “3!”

In response, Chen Yu immediately discarded four cards, “Four 3s, bomb…”

…

As Chen Yu returned to his room with a pocket full of crayons and fries, he heard Chen Sanke’s loud wailing coming from the living room .

“Landlord really is fun . ”

Chen Yu had difficulty holding back his smile as he placed his winnings on his study table .

“Mr . Chen, I wish to play as well,” Little Peach said as she removed her invisibility . “Can I play?”

“Put on your clothes first . ”

“Okay . ” Putting on the dress Chen Yu bought for her from overseas, Little Peach said with an eager look, “Let’s play~”

“Landlord needs at least three people to play . Moreover, there needs to be a wager . What can you wager?”

After thinking for a moment, Little Peach reached into her mouth and pulled out a small object, saying, “The springs in my body . ”

Chen Yu: “…”

“Are we playing?”

“Go write codes!”

“Oh…” Crestfallen, Little Peach sat before the study table . After looking at Chen Yu for a while, she pulled out another small object from her mouth and asked, “If springs are no good, what about pulse capacitors? If that’s still not enough, I can wager a hydraulic lever as well . ”

“Go write codes!!”

“Oh…”

Grabbing a handful of fries, Chen Yu sat down on his bed and started resting while eating .

Buzz! Buzz, buzz!

A short moment later, his phone suddenly started vibrating, notifying him that he had just received a message .

“Again?”

Chen Yu frowned at this situation .

Even without looking, he already knew the message’s sender was that female agent named Xing Biqi .

Unlocking his phone, Chen Yu entered WeChat .

Sure enough, it was a message from Xing Biqi .

[Xing Biqi: “Good evening . Have you eaten?”

[Chen Yu: “I did . What’s the matter?”]

[Xing Biqi: “I have another math problem I don’t know . Can you teach me at school on Monday?”]

“Goddamn…”

[Chen Yu: “I was so rough with you, yet you’re still coming to me for questions?”]

[Xing Biqi: “The greater a person’s temper, the greater their abilities are . You are a capable person . Since I am the one seeking knowledge, it is only natural for me to be reprimanded . ”]

[Chen Yu: “…”]

Exiting WeChat, Chen Yu tossed aside his phone and sighed irritably .

For reasons unknown to him, the development of the plot was somewhat wrong…

He felt as if he had fallen into some kind of trap, and he was having a difficult time breaking free from it .

Failing to find a good explanation for his predicament, Chen Yu had no choice but to chalk it up to the other party’s professionalism .

To complete her task, his opponent was actually willing to endure all kinds of hardships .

Laying back onto his bed, Chen Yu looked at Little Peach and said, “Come here and hypnotize me . ”

“Are you sleeping?”

“Mhm . The third livestream’s product is arriving tomorrow . I need to recharge my energy and go all out . ”

“Okay . ” Happily jumping off the chair, Little Peach picked up the Hypnosis Rattle and said, “Mr . Chen, let’s start now!”

“Huh? Why are you so ea-”

Ding, ring!

Ding, ring!

Ding, ring…

“-ger…”

TL Notes:

[1]landlord: a card game in the genre of shedding and gambling . It is one of the most popular card games played in China .